Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Full reference: T. W. Amsden. 1974. Late Ordovician and Early Silurian articulate brachiopods from Oklahoma, southwestern Illinois, and eastern Missouri. Bulletin - Oklahoma Geological Survey 119:1-154
Belongs to Biparetis according to T. W. Amsden 1974
Sister taxon: Biparetis caledonia
Type specimen: University of Oklahoma OU 6707, a shell. Its type locality is Locality U. Blue Shawnee Creek, east of New Wells, which is in a Gamachian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Leemon Formation of Missouri.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Yukon), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Missouri)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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